Page-boy hair curler



March 29, 1949: H. AT. @RR ET AL 2,465,745

PAGE-BOY HAIRCURLER Filed April 1i, 194e Patented Mar. 29, 1949 NITE!)STATES ATENT OFFICE v2,465,745 renacer HAIR conter,

Helen Thompson Orr and William Arthur Bates, Bayside, N. Y. ApplicationApril 11, 1946, Serial No. 661,449

3 Claims. l

`our invention relates to a device to be used in creating a page-boyhair style.

The present method of hair curling for pageboy bob has been with a largecurler with a clamp. Said clamp creates too tight a curl and leaves aridge on the hair, where the hair should be smooth. Another method ofpage-boy curling has been to use a `spring or a coil device. Said devicenecessitates pinning the hair on the said device with hair pins. cult,unwieldy, and tiresome. Still another method of page-boy curling is towind the hair around the finger and to retain it with hairpins. Thislatter method is known as pin curling and takes ten to fteen minutes toaccom plish. It leaves a light fuzzy curl. Such a curl spoils a page-boybob as the curl should be smooth and not fuzzy.

In our device we wind the curl on. round tubes,

the first of said tubes having connecting elem-ents i on both ends sothat it can be fastened to the hair and to the next tube by saidconnecting elements. The hair is then wound around the second tube orcurler and the second tube is connected or linked into the first tube bysaid con.- necting elements. We then proceed with like tubes and linkingmeans until we reach the last tube or curler. Said last tube or curleris fastened at its open end into the hair, i. e. the connecting elementsare on the outer end and are used in this instance to fasten the tube orcurler to the hair.

The following objects are accomplished by our invention. First, we havea rm set of tubes or curlers which tend to give a perfect and a propershape to our page-boy curl. Second, the slots or openings in the tubesIor curlers help the curl to dry quickly, which results in a great timesaving. Third, our device can accomplish a complete page-boy bob curl intwo to three minutes.

Fourth, with our device or invention the pageboy bob will become morepopular as it is easier to handle. Fifth, due to the evenness of ourtubes it is easier to get a good smooth curl.

Sixth, our device can be made very cheaply.

Seventh, our device has a ready market and will serve a much needed use.Eighth, our device is very durable. Ninth, our device is easily handledand can even be used by a child.

When the tubes are made out of a metal they are made of light gagematerial so as not to be heavy on the head.

One form of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.Figure 1 shows the device adapted to produce a page-boy bob. Fig- Thatoperation is diil ure '2 is a front view of a series of curler tubesconnected. Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Figure 2. Figure 4shows two (2) curler tubes in perspective in connected condition.

Reading on Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, I0 is the curler tube made ofaluminum or an alloy of aluminum, II represents a plurality of slots insaid curler tube, i2 represents the connecting elements also made ofaluminum alloy, I3 represents the attaching portion of the respectiveconnecting elements, looped through a slot, forming a ring shaped end,and fastened or closed tight to prevent the sliding of the respectiveconnecting elements, and I4 represents the detachable respectiveconnecting portion of the connecting elements and has a hook shape vasshown to make it easily detachable from the various other tubes and fromthe hair when it is used for that purpose, i. e. to attach to the hair.

In operation, a unit consists of any number of curler tubes, preferablysix, yi'lve of which are all alike in that they each have one orpreferably two connecting elements on one end only; the siXth unit hasfour connecting elements, i. e. one or preferably two connectingelements on each end of said unit, one set to anchor the unit to thehair the other set to anchor the unit to the adjacent unit. However, thecombination;

may or could be five units, four units having connecting units at oneend only and one having connecting units at both ends, or in fact, anynumber of combinations may be formed.

End I3 of each said connecting element I2 is ring shaped and is loopedthrough the slots or perforations of one of said tubes IG and ispermanently fastened to said one of said tubes I0. The other end Ill ofconnecting element I2 is open and is of hooked shape to enable one todetach the units from each other easily and also to permit said elementsI2 to be fastened to and removable from the hair when end I4 of saidelement I2 is required to be attached to or detached from the hair.

Preferably, our tubes or curlers are about 21/2 inches in length andabout 3A inch' in diameter and are preferably made of aluminum or analuminum alloy, magnesium or stainless steel, a moulded plastic orsimilar composition and are slit or perforated to permit the heat topenetrate and cause the hair to dry easily and creates good ventilationwhich is a time saver in drying.

Member I2 may be made of flat material as it is found in practice thatthis form of hook prevents entanglement with the hair. Of course,

it is understood that even round stock may be used for that purpose.

Tube I may be made of sheet metal or rolled, or it may be made ofplastic. When made of plastic it may be made or moulded in one piece.Said material can have any number of holes or slots as may be required.The preference is to have about four slots.

While we have illustrated our invention in different ways and usingdifferent materials and means, still we do not intend to limit ourselvesto those particular means, designs, methods, materials, or uses, as itis apparent that other means, designs, methods, materials, or uses, maybe employed for obtaining the same or other results within the scope ofthe claims asserted herein without departing from the scope or spirit ofour invention.

We claim:

1. A hair curler, comprising in combination, a cylindrical tube having aplurality of slots, a connecting element, said connecting element beinglooped through one of said slots and forming a ring shaped end, saidring shaped end being closed tight, so as to prevent sliding of theconnecting element, the other end of said element having a hook shape soas to be attachable to other similar cylindrical tubes, and so as to beeasily detachable from the hair when said detachable hook has beenfastened to the hair.

2. A hair curler for use in making a hair curl known as page-boy bob,comprising in combination, several cylindrical tubes, the respectivecylindrical tubes having the same diameter and length, and havingseveral slots therein, a connecting link at one end of each of severalof said tubes, said connecting links connecting said tubes together.said connecting links being permanently fastened at one end into saidslots in said tubes.

the other end of each said connecting link being open and being hookshaped so as to link into the slots in the adjacent tube, the end tubeshaving connecting links on both ends thereof so that one end may fasteninto the slots in the adjacent tube, and so that the links on the otherend may fasten into the hair.

3. A hair curler, for use in making a hair curler known as page-boy bob,comprising in combination, several cylindrical tubes, said cylindricaltubes being of like diameter and having several slots therein, saidslots running practically the full length of said tubes, some of saidtubes being used as interior tubes only, said interior tubes having aconnecting element on one end only of said tubes, said connectingelement comprising a separate piece having one end looped through a slotof a said interior cylindrical tube in link fashion and fastened tightso as to prevent a sliding motion between the connecting element and thecylindrical tube, the other end of said connecting element being hookshape so as to fasten into one of the slots of an adjacent cylindricaltube, the end tubes of the connecting link having additional similarconnecting elements so as to fasten into the hair of the person usingthe said cylindrical tubes to eiect a pageboy curl.

HELEN THOMPSON ORR. WILLIAM ARTHUR BATES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,886,887 Keilhamer et al Nov. 8,1932 2,052,381 Chernow Aug. 25, 1936 2,300,437 Solomon Nov. 3, 1942

